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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities

Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion
Category Social Inclusion
KPI Name Gini Coefficient
KPI No. SC: SH: SI: 2C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Income distribution in accordance with Gini coefficient
Description

Rationale / Gini Coefficient measures income distribution and is used to assess the extent to
Interpretation/ which income is distributed equally among the population.
Benchmarking “The Lorentz curve plots the percentage of total income earned by various portions
of the population when the population is ordered by the size of their incomes”.
(Econometria)
Possible outcomes range from zero to one.
Zero (0) representing a perfectly equal distribution of income, while one (1)
represents one person in the population having access to all income.

Source(s) Econometria. A general definition of the Lorenz Curve
Retrieved
from <https://www.jstor.org/stable/1909675?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents>
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Area between 45 degree line and Lorenz curve.
Denominator: Entire area below 45 degree line .
Unit Number
Data Sources / World Bank, OECD: Income distribution database.
Relevant
Databases
SDG Reference(s) SDG Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political
inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or
economic or other status.

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